Rapamycin limits CD4+ T cell proliferation in simian immunodeficiency virus–infected rhesus macaques on antiretroviral therapy

Proliferation of latently infected CD4+ T cells with replication-competent proviruses is an important mechanism contributing to HIV persistence during antiretroviral therapy (ART). One approach to targeting this latent cell expansion is to inhibit mTOR, a regulatory kinase involved with cell growth,...

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Main Authors: Benjamin D. Varco-Merth, William Brantley, Alejandra Marenco, Derick D. Duell, Devin N. Fachko, Brian Richardson, Kathleen Busman-Sahay, Danica Shao, Walter Flores, Kathleen Engelman, Yoshinori Fukazawa, Scott W. Wong, Rebecca L. Skalsky, Jeremy Smedley, Michael K. Axthelm, Jeffrey D. Lifson, Jacob D. Estes, Paul T. Edlefsen, Louis J. Picker, Cheryl M.A. Cameron, Timothy J. Henrich, Afam A. Okoye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical Investigation 2022-05-01
Series:The Journal of Clinical Investigation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI156063